(EDGE2020) New Hampshire’s legislature has declared a busy roundabout a hazard because of the number of semi accidents that occur there. They’ve hired an independent consultant who specializes in traffic flow to make recommendations for improvement. What tasks will this person perform for the state?

A. working with police to study accidents and designing a traffic-improvement plan for the roundabout
B. working with police to step up enforcement after analyzing traffic flow information
C. analyzing traffic flow information and convincing shipping companies to use a different route
D. analyzing traffic flow and designing a traffic-improvement plan for the roundabout

Rachel died in 2014 and her executor is finalizing her estate tax return. the executor has determined that rachel’s adjusted gross estate is $10,120,000 and that her estate is entitled to a charitable deduction in the amount of $500,000. using 2014 rates, calculate the estate tax liability for rachel’s estate.

What impact might an economic downturn have on a borrower’s fixed-rate mortgage? a. it might cause a borrower’s payments to go up. b. it might cause a borrower’s payments to go down. c. it has no impact because a fixed-rate mortgage cannot change. d. it has no impact because the economy does not affect interest rates.

Ancho corp. is an automobile company whose core competency lies in manufacturing petrol- and diesel- based cars. the company realizes that more of its potential customers are switching to electric cars. the r& d department of the company acquires competencies in developing electric cars and launches its first hybrid car, which uses both gas and electricity. in this scenario, ancho is primarilya. leveraging new core competencies to improve current market position. b. redeploying existing core competencies to compete in future markets. c. unlearning existing core competencies to create and compete in markets of the future. d. building new core competencies to protect and extend current market position